TECH - Edward Snowden Joins Elon Musk In Opposing TikTok Ban: 'Censors Speech Police Book-Burners...' | Benzinga
Edward Snowden, the former computer security consultant for the National Security Agency, has voiced his support for Elon Musk’s opposition to a potential TikTok ban in the United States.
What Happened: On Monday, Snowden responded to a post from Elon Musk, owner of X, in which Musk expressed his opposition to a proposed ban on TikTok in the U.S. “In the Old America, we grew up being taught that censors, speech police, book-burners—these were symbols by which an un-free society was recognized,” Snowden tweeted.
In the Old America, we grew up being taught that censors, speech police, book-burners—these were symbols by which an un-free society was recognized. https://t.co/5tNeuWakXk — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) April 22, 2024
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This comes in the wake of a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that could potentially ban TikTok, a popular social media app owned by ByteDance. The bill has raised concerns about infringement on the free ...